SpongeBob Apocalypse
Chapter One
Bikini Bottom September 15, 2020
It was a normal day at the Krusty Krab. Customers were abundant. The cash registers were overflowing with money, and Mr. Krabs was happy. Laughing giddily, he told Squidward,
"Ah, ain't this just the best Squidward? I mean, we haven't been this busy in ages!"
Squidward replied in his usually boring tone, "Sure. This is amazing."
Mr. Krabs nudged the cashier.
"Aw, lighten up Squidy!"
"Why should I?" Squidward asked, getting louder. "You have all. This. Money. And you still don't pay us well. You don't treat us well, you don't even treat the customers well. All you are, is a selfish, low down, dirty, thieving, lying, son of a dogfish! I bet you don't even legally own the Krabby Patty formula! I bet you stole it, illegally patented it, and kept it from it from its true owners!"
"Oh, Squidward, that's a load of hooey."
"IS IT!?" Squidward demanded. "I've worked here for thirty years, and all I get paid is nine cents per hour. Do you know how much, I should get paid? Fifteen dollars an hour. Spongebob gets paid one nickel every day! He should get paid five dollars an hour!"
"Wait, why do you get more money?" Mr. Krabs questioned.
"Seniority laws, but that's not my point! You should go to jail for illegal labor." Squidward unloaded years of frustration on his boss.
Just then, the double doors of the Krusty Krab swung open, and in walked Plankton, flanked by two of Bikini Bottoms best officers, Detective Lance Shirlon, and Officer Nancy Reeves.
"There he is, officers!" Plankton pointed to Mr. Krabs. The two officers walked up to Eugene and hand-cuffed him.
"What I do?" Krabs asked.
"Eugene Krabs, you are under arrest for illegal selling of Krabby Patties, illegal patents, and for violating all worker regulations. You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in the Court of Law." Detective Shirlon read Mr. Krabs his rights, and the police hauled him off to jail. As they hauled him off, Squidward shot Mr. Krabs an evil eye, while Eugene gave a nervous grin.
Spongebob walked up to Squidward.
"Where are they taking Mr. Krabs?"
"They're taking him to the Stony Lonesome. The Big House. Jail." Squidward replied to the sponge.
"Will we ever see him again?" Spongebob asked worriedly.
"I wouldn't bet on it squirt." Squidward left the cashier's station, and walked outside.
The sky was mostly red, with the bright yellow sun setting far off in the distance. A very faint hue of orange lingered in the sky, as Squidward sighed. It was a beautiful night. Squidward looked at his watch. It was six o'clock. He went back inside. After the restaurant emptied, Squidward walked home with Spongebob.
"Y'know, this may be our last walk home from the Krusty Krab." Squidward said, sadness evident in his voice.
"I know. I never thought this day would really come." Spongebob replied, as thoughts swirled around in his head.
-breakline-
Mr. Krabs was greeted in his cell by Plankton. Hoping up on the table, Plankton seriously and cautiously said, "Hello Eugene."
"Plankton, what scheme are ye planning now?"
"Krabs you lied to me! All this time, I thought I was the thieve, but you stole the Krabby Patty formula from my family!"
"Who told you this?" Eugene asked dangerously.
"Your mother."
"Mommy!? What did she tell you?" Mr. Krabs asked, shocked out of his shell.
"That your great-grandfather Amaleus Krabs, stole the Krabby Patty formula from my family!"
"That's a lie! We developed the formula ourselves!" Mr. Krabs stated in disbelief. Did Plankton really expect him to fall for this, this, this blatant lie?
"You, Karen, and myself all know it was a fabricated tale, to hide the truth!"
"Okay, you got me. My great-granddad stole the formula from you folks. Happy now!?"
"No." Plankton continued. "He then patented the formula as his own! And made it so that we couldn't even taste a Krabby Patty, ever again."
"But, what was I supposed to do?" Krabs asked defensively.
"COME CLEAN! You kept renewing the patent you knew was illegal. You kept me away from my family's only success!"
"But how did you get me mother to talk?" Mr. Krabs demanded
"I needed answers Eugene. I interrogated her."
"How? What happened?" Eugene was starting to cry.
"Let's just say, crabs tend to spill information when they're close to death. When I saw your mother at the old folks home, when I saw the tubes, and the life support, I knew I had her. One unplugged machine, and she spilt the beans faster than an over-tipped pot."
"You monster."
"Yep, unfortunately the plugged had been pulled too long. I knew what happened, but the doctors consider her cause of death unknown."
Mr. Krabs watched in horror as Plankton hopped off of the table.
"Goodbye Eugene." Plankton left. About five minutes later, a purple giant squid stepped in. He wore a black suit, with a black dress shirt, and a white tie with purple stripes. He sported a very scary looking grin on his face. Unlike a normal squid, he had eight limbs, four acting as feet, four acting as arms.
"Hello, Mr. Krabs. I have come to talk to you about your upcoming trial."
"Look! The evidence. It stands against me! I plead guilty!" Mr. Krabs said. "I'll suffer the life sentence."
"Oh no. You won't go to jail." The squid said.
"Why not?"
"Because, since you've pleaded guilty, we no longer need to hold a trial. And you wont make it either way." The squid started to cackle, and Eugene was confused. Eugene's eyes went wide with fear as he realized: he was going to be killed!
Backing up, the chair Eugene was strapped to hit the wall, and the squid knocked over the table between him and Mr. Krabs. He wrapped several tentacles around Mr. Krabs, and started breaking his shell. The last sound Mr. Krabs heard, was the maniacal laughter of this unknown squid.
The months went by fast after that, Plankton's family rejoiced at the justice served regarding the case. Since Mr. Krabs had been killed after giving a confession, the rest of Mr. Krabs family, his sisters, his daughter, his nephews, and his cousins, were tried and found guilty of fraud. Plankton then found out about all of the things restaurant owners had done to plankton over the years. Soon, the Chum Bucket was the only restaurant that operated using legally patented food in Bikini Bottom.
With the Plankton family running the business, Plankton focused on his other plan. The plan to rule the world. He created a Doomsday device, and threatened Bikini Bottom.
He ignored diplomatic tactics, and eliminated Bikini Bottom's President Jackson Cromwell. He released the D-Day device, a bomb with a blast radius that could eliminate half of Bikini Bottom. Millions of fish lost their lives. Plankton then gained the alliance of Bikini Bottom's military and police forces, and renamed them the Blue Army, under the command of military Commander Tyranus Rex.
During the years that followed, a resistance sprung up, calling themselves Krabby Justice. Now, five years after the events that came to be known as Crisis Plankton, only four from the Rebellion remain.
Fort Chum February 15 2025
Tyranus Rex marched to the detention block, five troopers on his heel. Reaching the detention block, he opened cell 763-SND, and walked inside. Sitting under one lone, bright lamp, sat the only squirrel that remained in Bikini Bottom. Others had come down to live with her, being her relatives and friends, but most had been killed during Crisis Plankton.
The squirrel kept her head down.
"Sandra Cheeks, we need to ask you a few questions." Tyranus said.
"I told you, I don't know where they are. And even if I did, I wouldn't tell you." Sandy retorted.
Rex grabbed her by the collar of her suit, and said, "Take a deep breath." Sandy quickly breathed in, as Rex removed her helmet, and smacked her across the face. Sandy grew purple, but was relieved when her helmet was put back on. Rex then asked, "You know something, and you're hiding it. Where's the Rebellion?"
"Coming to rescue me." Sandy smirked.
"Get the pickle jar." Rex ordered. Sandy's helmet was replaced by a pickle jar. Rex cracked his knuckles, and Sandy gulped, because with this change of head wear, he could interrogate her better. One well aimed punch at the jar sent Sandy flying backwards into a wall.
"Now, TALK!" Rex ordered.
Five miles away, Spongebob, Patrick, and Squidward were engaged in a fire fight with the Blue Army. Throwing a smoke grenade, Spongebob covered the group's advance. Bypassing seven more squads, Krabby Justice saved their ammo for the real fight.
The Battle of Fort Chum.
A/N: Next chapter will come soon. R&R.